<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>compensation and assistance provisions for crop damage by elk; modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>requirements for fish and wildlife management plans; modifying provisions for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>taking, possessing, and transporting wild animals; modifying certain acquisition <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>procedures; modifying penalty and license provisions; modifying duties of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>the Board of Water and Soil Resources; limiting landowner liability for state <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>walk-in access program; requiring rulemaking; providing criminal penalties;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 3.7371, subdivisions 1, 3; 17.4982, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>subdivisions 8, 12, 13, by adding a subdivision; 17.4991, subdivision 3; 17.4994; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>84.92, subdivisions 8, as amended if enacted, 9, 10; 84.942, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>84.95, subdivision 2; 84D.11, subdivision 2a; 97A.015, subdivisions 24, 49, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>52, 55; 97A.028, subdivision 3; 97A.101, subdivision 3; 97A.311, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>5; 97A.321, subdivision 1; 97A.331, by adding a subdivision; 97A.405, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>subdivision 2; 97A.415, subdivision 2; 97A.425, subdivision 3; 97A.433, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>by adding a subdivision; 97A.435, subdivision 1; 97A.445, subdivision 1a; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>97A.465, subdivision 5; 97A.475, subdivision 7; 97A.502; 97A.505, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>2; 97A.545, subdivision 5; 97B.022, subdivision 2; 97B.031, subdivision 5; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>97B.041; 97B.045, subdivision 3; 97B.055, subdivision 3; 97B.075; 97B.106, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>subdivision 1; 97B.211, subdivision 1; 97B.325; 97B.405; 97B.515, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>subdivision; 97B.667; 97B.803; 97B.811, subdivision 3; 97C.005, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>3; 97C.081, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 97C.087, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>97C.205; 97C.315, subdivision 1; 97C.341; 103B.101, subdivision 9; 604A.12; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>604A.24; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 97B; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>97C; 348; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 84.942, subdivisions 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>3, 4; 97A.015, subdivisions 26b, 27b, 27c; 97A.435, subdivision 5; 97B.511; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>97B.515, subdivision 3; 97B.811, subdivision 4; 97C.081, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>239.791, subdivision 16, as added if enacted.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 3.7371, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Authorization.</b> Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>3.736, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>paragraph (e), or any other law, a person who owns an agricultural crop or pasture shall <br/>
<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>be compensated by the commissioner of agriculture for an agricultural crop, or fence <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>surrounding the crop or pasture, that is damaged or destroyed by elk as provided in this <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>section. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 3.7371, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Compensation.</b> The crop owner is entitled to the target price or the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>market price, whichever is greater, of the damaged or destroyed crop plus adjustments <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>for yield loss determined according to agricultural stabilization and conservation service <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>programs for individual farms, adjusted annually, as determined by the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>upon recommendation of the county extension agent for the owner's county. The <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>commissioner, upon recommendation of the agent, shall determine whether the crop <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>damage or destruction or damage to or destruction of a fence surrounding a crop or pasture <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>is caused by elk and, if so, the amount of the crop or fence that is damaged or destroyed. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>In any fiscal year, a crop an owner may not be compensated for a damaged or destroyed <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>crop or fence surrounding a crop or pasture that is less than $100 in value and may be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>compensated up to $20,000, as determined under this section, if normal harvest procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>for the area are followed. In any fiscal year, the commissioner may provide compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>for claims filed under this section up to the amount expressly appropriated for this purpose.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 17.4982, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Containment facility.</b> "Containment facility" means a licensed facility for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>salmonids or, catfish, or species on the viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>list published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>Inspection Services, that complies with clauses (1), (3), and (4), or clauses (2), (3), and (4):<br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>(1) disinfects its effluent to the standards in section 
         <statute_ref>17.4991</statute_ref> before the effluent is <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>discharged to public waters;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>(2) does not discharge to public waters or to waters of the state directly connected to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>public waters;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>(3) raises aquatic life that is prohibited from being released into the wild and must be <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>kept in a facility approved by the commissioner unless processed for food consumption;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>(4) contains aquatic life requiring a fish health inspection prior to transportation.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>    Subd. 10a. <b>Fish collector.</b> "Fish collector" means an individual who has been <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>certified under section 17.4989 to oversee the collection of fish samples from a facility or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>a water body for disease testing by a certified laboratory.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.5.0"></a><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 17.4982, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Fish health inspection.</b> (a) "Fish health inspection" means an on-site, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>statistically based sampling, collection, and testing of fish in accordance with processes <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>in the Fish Health Blue Book for all lots of fish in a facility or the Diagnostic Manual <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>to test for causative pathogens. The samples for inspection must be collected by a fish <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>health inspector or a fish collector in cooperation with the producer. Testing of samples <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>must be done by an approved laboratory.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>(b) The inspection for viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), infectious pancreatic <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>necrosis (IPN), and infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in salmonids and for VHS in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>nonsalmonids must include at least a minimum viral testing of ovarian fluids at the 95 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>percent confidence level of detecting two percent incidence of disease (ovarian fluids must <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>be sampled for certification of viral hemorrhagic septicemia and infectious hematopoietic <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>necrosis). Bacterial diseases must be sampled at the 95 percent confidence level with a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>five percent incidence of disease. The inspection must be performed by a fish health <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>inspector in cooperation with the producer with subsequent examination of the collected <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>tissues and fluids for the detection of certifiable diseases.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>(c) The inspection for certifiable diseases for wild fish must follow the guidelines of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.6.0"></a><a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 17.4982, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Fish health inspector.</b> "Fish health inspector" means an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>certified as a fish health inspector or an aquatic animal health inspector by the American <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>Fisheries Society or state, federal, or provincial resource management agency, except <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>that a certification may not be made by an inspector who has a conflict of interest in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>connection with the outcome of the certification.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.7.0"></a><a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>    Sec. 7. <b>[17.4989] FISH SAMPLE COLLECTING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Training.</b> Fish collector training may be offered by any organization <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>or agency that has had its class and practicum syllabus approved by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>The class and practicum must include the following components:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>(1) accurate identification of licensed water bodies listed according to section <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>17.4984 and ensuring that collection is taking place at the correct site;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>(2) identification of fish internal organs;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>(3) fish dissection and sample preparation as identified by the Department of Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>Resources based on specific testing requirements or as outlined in the Fish Health <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published by the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>International Office of Epizootics (OIE);<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>(4) recording and reporting data;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>(5) sample preparation and shipping;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>(6) a field collection site test to demonstrate mastery of the necessary skills, overseen <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>by a certified fish health inspector; and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>(7) a certificate of successful completion signed by a certified fish health inspector <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>on a form provided by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Certification time period.</b> Fish collector certification is valid for five years <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>and is not transferable. A person may renew certification only by successfully completing <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>certification training. Certification shall be revoked if the certified person is convicted <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>of violating any of the statutes or rules governing testing for aquatic species diseases. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>Certification may be suspended during an investigation associated with misconduct or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>violations of fish health testing and collection. The commissioner shall notify the person <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>that certification is being revoked or suspended.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Conflict of interest.</b> A fish collector may not oversee the collection of fish <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>from a facility or a water body when the collector has a conflict of interest in connection <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>with the outcome of the testing.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.8.0"></a><a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 17.4991, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Fish health inspection.</b> (a) An aquatic farm propagating trout, salmon, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>or salmonids, catfish, or species on the viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>list published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>Inspection Services, and having an effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into public <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>waters must have a fish health inspection conducted at least once every 12 months by a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>certified fish health inspector. Testing must be conducted according to approved laboratory <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>methods of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>Diseases, published by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE).<br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>(b) An aquatic farm propagating any species on the VHS susceptible list and having <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>an effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into public waters must test for VHS virus <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>using the guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>Animal Diseases. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>prescribe alternative testing time periods and methods from those prescribed in the Fish <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>Health Blue Book or the OIE Diagnostic Manual if the commissioner determines that <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>biosecurity measures will not be compromised. These alternatives are not subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>must provide reasonable notice to affected parties of any changes in testing requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>(c) Results of fish health inspections must be provided to the commissioner for all <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>fish that remain in the state. All data used to prepare and issue a fish health certificate must <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>be maintained for three years by the issuing fish health inspector, approved laboratory, or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>accredited veterinarian.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>(d) A health inspection fee must be charged based on each lot of fish sampled. The <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>fee by check or money order payable to the Department of Natural Resources must be <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>prepaid or paid at the time a bill or notice is received from the commissioner that the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>inspection and processing of samples is completed.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>(c) (e) Upon receipt of payment and completion of inspection, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>shall notify the operator and issue a fish health certificate. The certification must be made <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>according to the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>Diseases by a person certified as a fish health inspector.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>(d) (f) All aquatic life in transit or held at transfer stations within the state may <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>be inspected by the commissioner. This inspection may include the collection of stock <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>for purposes of pathological analysis. Sample size necessary for analysis will follow <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>guidelines listed in the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>Animal Diseases.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>(e) (g) Salmonids and, catfish, or species on the VHS susceptible list must have a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>fish health inspection before being transported from a containment facility, unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>fish are being transported directly to an outlet for processing or other food purposes or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>unless the commissioner determines that an inspection is not needed. A fish health <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>inspection conducted for this purpose need only be done on the lot or lots of fish that will <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>be transported. The commissioner must conduct a fish health inspection requested for this <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>purpose within five working days of receiving written notice. Salmonids and catfish may <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>be immediately transported from a containment facility to another containment facility <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>once a sample has been obtained for a health inspection or once the five-day notice <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>period has expired.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.9.0"></a><a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 17.4994, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var><b>17.4994 SUCKER EGGS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>Sucker eggs may be taken from public waters with a sucker egg license endorsement, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>which authorizes sucker eggs to be taken at a rate of one quart of eggs for each 1-1/2 acres <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>of licensed surface waters except that for intensive culture systems, sucker eggs may be <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>taken at a rate of two quarts per 1,000 muskellunge fry being reared for the fee prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>in section 97A.475, subdivision 29. The Taking of sucker eggs from public waters is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>subject to chapter 97C and may be supervised by the commissioner. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>may limit the amount of sucker eggs that a person with a sucker egg license endorsement <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>may take based on the number of sucker eggs taken historically by the licensee, new <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>requests for eggs, or the condition of the spawning runs at those historical streams and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>rivers that have produced previous annual quotas.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.10.0"></a><a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.92, subdivision 8, as amended by S.F. <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>No. 1115, if enacted, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>    Subd. 8. <b>All-terrain vehicle or vehicle.</b>  "All-terrain vehicle" or "vehicle" means a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>motorized flotation-tired vehicle of not less than three low pressure tires, but not more <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>than  equipped with three to six nonhighway tires, that is limited in engine displacement <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>of less than 1,000 cubic centimeters and includes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>2 all-terrain vehicle. All-terrain vehicle does not include a golf cart; a mini-truck; a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>dune buggy; a go cart; or vehicles designed and used specifically for lawn maintenance, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>agriculture, logging, or mining purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.11.0"></a><a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.92, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Class 1 all-terrain vehicle.</b> "Class 1 all-terrain vehicle" means an <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>all-terrain vehicle that has a total dry weight of less than 1,000 pounds and has a straddled <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>seat.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.12.0"></a><a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.92, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Class 2 all-terrain vehicle.</b> "Class 2 all-terrain vehicle" means an <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>all-terrain vehicle that is not a class 1 all-terrain vehicle, has a total dry weight of 1,000 to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>1,800 pounds or less, and has a manufacturer's published width of 68 inches or less.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.13.0"></a><a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.942, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Preparation.</b> The commissioner of natural resources shall prepare <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>a comprehensive fish and wildlife management plan plans designed to accomplish the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>policy of section 
         <statute_ref>84.941</statute_ref>. The comprehensive fish and wildlife management plan shall <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>include a strategic plan as outlined in subdivision 2. The strategic plan must be completed <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>by July 1, 1986. The management plan must also include the long-range and operational <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>plans as described in subdivisions 3 and 4. The management plan must be completed by <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>July 1, 1988. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.14.0"></a><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.95, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Purposes and expenditures.</b> Money from the reinvest in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>resources fund may only be spent for the following fish and wildlife conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>enhancement purposes:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>(1) development and implementation of the comprehensive fish and wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>management plan plans under section 
         <statute_ref>84.942</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>(2) implementation of the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program established by <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103F.515</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>(3) soil and water conservation practices to improve water quality, reduce soil <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>erosion and crop surpluses;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>(4) enhancement or restoration of fish and wildlife habitat on lakes, streams, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>wetlands, and public and private forest lands;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>(5) acquisition and development of public access sites and recreation easements to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>lakes, streams, and rivers for fish and wildlife oriented recreation;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>(6) matching funds with government agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>bands, and the private sector for acquisition and improvement of fish and wildlife habitat;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>(7) research and surveys of fish and wildlife species and habitat;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>(8) enforcement of natural resource laws and rules;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>(9) information and education;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>(10) implementing the aspen recycling program under section 
         <statute_ref>88.80</statute_ref> and for other <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>forest wildlife management projects; and<br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>(11) necessary support services to carry out these purposes.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.15.0"></a><a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84D.11, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Harvest of bait from infested waters.</b> The commissioner may issue a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>permit to allow the harvest of bait:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>    (1) from waters that are designated as infested waters, except those designated <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>because they contain prohibited invasive species of fish or certifiable diseases of fish as <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>defined in section 17.4982, subdivision 6; and<br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>    (2) from infested waters as allowed under section 97C.341, paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>    The permit shall include conditions necessary to avoid spreading aquatic invasive <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>species. Before receiving a permit, a person annually must satisfactorily complete aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>invasive species-related training provided by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.16.0"></a><a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.015, subdivision 24, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>    Subd. 24. <b>Game birds.</b> "Game birds" means migratory waterfowl, ring-necked <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>pheasant, ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, Canada spruce grouse, prairie chickens, gray <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>partridge, bobwhite quail, wild turkeys, coots, gallinules, sora and Virginia rails, mourning <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>dove, sandhill crane, American woodcock, and common snipe.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.17.0"></a><a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.015, subdivision 49, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>    Subd. 49. <b>Undressed bird.</b> "Undressed bird" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>(1) a bird, excluding migratory waterfowl, pheasant, Hungarian partridge, turkey, or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>grouse ducks, with feet and a fully feathered head wing intact;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>(2) a migratory waterfowl, excluding geese, duck with a fully feathered wing and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>head attached; or<br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>(3) a pheasant, Hungarian partridge, or wild turkey, or grouse with one leg and foot <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>or the fully feathered head or wing intact; or.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>(4) a goose with a fully feathered wing attached.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.18.0"></a><a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.015, subdivision 52, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>    Subd. 52. <b>Unprotected birds.</b> "Unprotected birds" means English sparrow, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>blackbird, starling, magpie, cormorant, common pigeon, Eurasian collared dove, chukar <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>partridge, quail other than bobwhite quail, and mute swan.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.19.0"></a><a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.015, subdivision 55, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>    Subd. 55. <b>Wild animals.</b> "Wild animals" means all living creatures, whether dead or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>alive, not human, wild by nature, endowed with sensation and power of voluntary motion, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>and includes mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, crustaceans, and mollusks.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.20.0"></a><a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.028, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Emergency deterrent materials assistance.</b> (a) For the purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>this subdivision, "cooperative damage management agreement" means an agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>between a landowner or tenant and the commissioner that establishes a program for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>addressing the problem of destruction of the landowner's or tenant's specialty crops or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>stored forage crops by wild animals, or destruction of agricultural crops by flightless <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>Canada geese, or destruction of agricultural crops or pasture by elk within the native elk <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>range, as determined by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>    (b) A landowner or tenant may apply to the commissioner for emergency deterrent <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>materials assistance in controlling destruction of the landowner's or tenant's specialty <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>crops or stored forage crops by wild animals, or destruction of agricultural crops by <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>flightless Canada geese, or destruction of agricultural crops or pasture by elk within the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>native elk range, as determined by the commissioner. Subject to the availability of money <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>appropriated for this purpose, the commissioner shall provide suitable deterrent materials <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>when the commissioner determines that:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>    (1) immediate action is necessary to prevent significant damage from continuing; and<br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>    (2) a cooperative damage management agreement cannot be implemented <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>immediately.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>    (c) A person may receive emergency deterrent materials assistance under this <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>subdivision more than once, but the cumulative total value of deterrent materials provided <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>to a person, or for use on a parcel, may not exceed $3,000 $5,000 for specialty crops, $750 <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>$1,500 for protecting stored forage crops, or $500 $1,000 for agricultural crops damaged <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>by flightless Canada geese. The value of deterrent materials provided to a person to help <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>protect stored forage crops, agricultural crops, or pasture from damage by elk may not <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>exceed $5,000. If a person is a co-owner or cotenant with respect to the specialty crops <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>for which the deterrent materials are provided, the deterrent materials are deemed to be <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>"provided" to the person for the purposes of this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>    (d) As a condition of receiving emergency deterrent materials assistance under this <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>subdivision, a landowner or tenant shall enter into a cooperative damage management <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>agreement with the commissioner. Deterrent materials provided by the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>include repellents, fencing materials, or other materials recommended in the agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>to alleviate the damage problem. If requested by a landowner or tenant, any fencing <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>materials provided must be capable of providing long-term protection of specialty crops. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>A landowner or tenant who receives emergency deterrent materials assistance under <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>this subdivision shall comply with the terms of the cooperative damage management <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>agreement.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.21.0"></a><a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.101, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Fishing may not be restricted.</b> Seasons or methods of taking fish other <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>than minnows may not be restricted under this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.22.0"></a><a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.311, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Refunds.</b> (a) The commissioner may issue a refund on a license, not <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>including any issuing fees paid under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.485, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, if the request is <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>received within 90 days of the original license purchase and:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>    (1) the licensee dies before the opening of the licensed season. The original license <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>and a copy of the death certificate must be provided to the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>    (2) the licensee is unable to participate in the licensed activity because the licensee is <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>called to active military duty or military leave is canceled during the entire open season of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>the licensed activity. The original license and a copy of the military orders or notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>cancellation of leave must be provided to the commissioner; or<br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>    (3) the licensee purchased two licenses for the same license season in error.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>(4) the licensee was not legally required to purchase the license to participate <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>in the activity.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>    (b) This subdivision does not apply to lifetime licenses.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.23.0"></a><a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.321, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Owner responsibility; penalty amount.</b> The owner of a dog that <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>pursues but does not kill a big game animal is subject to a civil penalty of $100 for each <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>violation. The owner of a dog that kills or mortally wounds a big game animal is subject <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>to a civil penalty of $500 for each violation.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.24.0"></a><a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.331, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Hunting big game while under revocation.</b> Notwithstanding section <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>97A.421, subdivision 7, a person who takes big game during the time the person is <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>prohibited from obtaining a license to take big game under section 97A.421 is guilty <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>of a gross misdemeanor.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.25.0"></a><a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.405, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Personal possession.</b> (a) A person acting under a license or traveling from <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>an area where a licensed activity was performed must have in personal possession either: <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>(1) the proper license, if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2) <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>the proper license identification number or stamp validation, if the license has been sold to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been issued and received.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>    (b) If possession of a license or a license identification number is required, a person <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>must exhibit, as requested by a conservation officer or peace officer, either: (1) the proper <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>license if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2) the proper <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>license identification number or stamp validation and a valid state driver's license, state <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>identification card, or other form of identification provided by the commissioner, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>license has been sold to the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>issued and received. A person charged with violating the license possession requirement <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>shall not be convicted if the person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>the actual license previously issued to that person, which was valid at the time of arrest, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>or satisfactory proof that at the time of the arrest the person was validly licensed. Upon <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>request of a conservation officer or peace officer, a licensee shall write the licensee's name <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>in the presence of the officer to determine the identity of the licensee.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>    (c) If the actual license has been issued and received, a receipt for license fees, a <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>copy of a license, or evidence showing the issuance of a license, including the license <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>identification number or stamp validation, does not entitle a licensee to exercise the rights <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>or privileges conferred by a license.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>    (d) A license issued electronically and not immediately provided to the licensee <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>shall be mailed to the licensee within 30 days of purchase of the license. A pictorial <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>migratory waterfowl, pheasant, trout and salmon, or walleye stamp shall be provided to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>the licensee after purchase of a stamp validation only if the licensee pays an additional $2 <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>fee that covers the costs of producing and mailing a pictorial stamp. A pictorial turkey <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>stamp may be purchased for a $2 fee. that covers the costs of producing and mailing the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>pictorial stamp. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>order published in the State Register, establish fees for providing the pictorial stamps. <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>The fees must be set in an amount that does not recover significantly more or less than <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>the cost of producing and mailing the stamps. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>provisions of chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.26.0"></a><a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.415, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Transfer </b><b>prohibited</b><b>.</b> A person may not lend, transfer, borrow, or solicit <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>a license or permit, license identification number, application for a license or permit, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>coupon, tag, or seal, or use a license, permit, license identification number, coupon, tag, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>or seal not issued to the person unless otherwise expressly authorized. A person may <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>transfer a license, as prescribed by the commissioner, for use by a person with a severe <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>disability or critical illness who is participating in a hunting or fishing program sponsored <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>by a nonprofit organization.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.27.0"></a><a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.425, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Reports.</b> Except for persons licensed to mount specimens of wild <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>animals, an annual report covering the preceding license year must be submitted to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>commissioner by March 15. The commissioner may require other reports for statistical <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>purposes. The reports must be on forms supplied or approved by the commissioner.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.28.0"></a><a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.433, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Mandatory separate selection.</b> The commissioner must conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>a separate selection for 20 percent of the elk licenses to be issued each year. Only <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>individuals who have applied at least ten times for an elk license and who have never <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>received a license are eligible for this separate selection.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.29.0"></a><a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.435, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Number of licenses to be issued</b><b> License issuance</b><b>.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>commissioner shall include in a rule setting the dates for a turkey season the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>licenses to be issued rules setting turkey seasons the methods for issuing licenses for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>those seasons.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.30.0"></a><a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.445, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Angling in a state park.</b> (a) A resident may take fish by angling without <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>an angling license:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>(1) when shore fishing or wading on state-owned land within a state park.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>(2) when angling from a boat or float, this subdivision applies only to those or <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>through the ice on water bodies completely encompassed within the statutory boundary of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>the state park.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>(b) The exemption from an angling license does not apply to waters where a trout <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>stamp is required.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.31.0"></a><a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.465, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Preference to service members.</b> (a) For purposes of this subdivision:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>(1) "qualified service member or veteran" means a Minnesota resident who:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>(i) is currently serving, or has served at any time during the past 24 months, in active <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>service as a member of the United States armed forces, including the National Guard or <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>other military reserves;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>(ii) has received a Purple Heart medal for qualifying military service, as shown by <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>official military records; or<br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>(iii) has a service-connected disability rated at 100 percent as defined by the United <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>States Department of Veterans Affairs; and<br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>(2) "active service" means service defined under section 
         <statute_ref>190.05, subdivision 5b</statute_ref> or 5c.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, chapter 97B or 97C, or <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>administrative rules, the commissioner may give first preference to qualified service <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>members or veterans in any drawing or lottery involving the selection of applicants for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>hunting or fishing licenses, permits, and special permits. This subdivision does not <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>apply to licenses or permits for taking moose, elk, or prairie chickens. Actions of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>commissioner under this subdivision are not rules under the Administrative Procedure Act <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>and section 
         <statute_ref>14.386</statute_ref> does not apply.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.32.0"></a><a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Nonresident fishing.</b> (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>to nonresidents, are:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>    (1) to take fish by angling, $37.50;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>    (2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive days selected by the licensee, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>$26.50;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>    (3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected by the licensee, $22;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>    (4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a family for one or both parents <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>and dependent children under the age of 16, $50.50;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>    (5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected by the licensee, $8.50;<br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>    (6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to 14 <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $38.50; and<br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>(7) to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $37.50.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>    (b) A $2 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except licenses <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>issued under paragraph (a), clause (5), and licenses purchased at the resident fee by <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>nonresidents under age 16 under section 97A.451, subdivision 5, paragraph (b). An <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>additional commission may not be assessed on this surcharge.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.33.0"></a><a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.502, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var><b>97A.502 DEER KILLED BY MOTOR VEHICLES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>(a) Deer killed by a motor vehicle on a public road must be removed by the road <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>authority, as defined by section 
         <statute_ref>160.02, subdivision 25</statute_ref>, unless the driver of the motor <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>vehicle is allowed to possess the deer under paragraph (b). The commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>resources must provide to all road authorities standard forms for statistical purposes and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>the tracking of wild animals. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>(b) The driver of a motor vehicle that has collided with and killed a deer on a public <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>road has priority for a possession permit for the entire deer if the facts indicate that the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>deer was not taken illegally.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.34.0"></a><a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.505, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Possession of unlawful animals brought into state prohibited.</b> (a) A <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>person may not possess a wild animal that has been unlawfully taken, bought, sold, or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>possessed outside the state, or unlawfully shipped into the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>(b) When entering the state from Canada, a person who possesses fish that were <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>unlawfully taken or possessed under paragraph (a) may be charged in the same manner as <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>for possessing fish that were unlawfully taken or possessed in the state.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.35.0"></a><a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.545, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Birds must be in undressed condition; exceptions.</b> (a) Except as <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>provided in paragraph (b), a person may ship or otherwise transport game birds in an <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>undressed condition only.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the birds being shipped or otherwise transported:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>(1) were taken on a shooting preserve and are marked or identified in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>with section 
         <statute_ref>97A.121, subdivision 5</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>(2) were taken, dressed, and lawfully shipped or otherwise transported in another <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>(3) are migratory game birds that were lawfully tagged and packed by a federally <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>permitted migratory bird preservation facility.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>(4) are doves shipped or transported in accordance with federal law.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.36.0"></a><a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>    Sec. 36. <b>[97B.0215] PARENT OR GUARDIAN RESPONSIBILITY; VIOLATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>A parent or guardian may not knowingly direct, allow, or permit a person under the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>age of 18 to hunt without the required license, permit, training, or certification, or in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>violation of the game and fish laws.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.37.0"></a><a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.022, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Apprentice hunter validation requirements.</b> A resident born after <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>December 31, 1979, who is age 12 or older over and who does not possess a hunter <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>education firearms safety certificate may be issued an apprentice hunter validation. An <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>apprentice hunter validation is valid for only one may be purchased two license year years <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>in a lifetime and used to obtain hunting licenses during the same license year that the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>validation is purchased. An individual in possession of an apprentice hunter validation <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>may hunt small game and, deer, and bear only when accompanied by an adult licensed to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>hunt in Minnesota whose license was not obtained using an apprentice hunter validation. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>An apprentice hunter validation holder must obtain all required licenses and stamps.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.38.0"></a><a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.031, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Scopes; visually impaired hunters.</b> (a) Notwithstanding any other law <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to use a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>muzzleloader with a scope to take deer during the muzzleloader season to a person who <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>obtains the required licenses and who has a visual impairment. The scope may not have <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>magnification capabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>(b) The visual impairment must be to the extent that the applicant is unable to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>identify targets and the rifle sights at the same time without a scope. The visual impairment <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>and specific conditions must be established by medical evidence verified in writing by <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>(1) a licensed physician, or a certified nurse practitioner or certified physician assistant <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>acting under the direction of a licensed physician; (2) a licensed ophthalmologist,;  or (3) <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>a licensed optometrist. The commissioner may request additional information from the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>physician if needed to verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>(c) A permit issued under this subdivision may be valid for up to five years, based <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>on the permanence of the visual impairment as determined by the licensed physician, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>ophthalmologist, or optometrist.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>(d) The permit must be in the immediate possession of the permittee when hunting <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>under the special permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>this subdivision for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>a false application for a permit under this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. A <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>physician, certified nurse practitioner, certified physician assistant, ophthalmologist, or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>optometrist who fraudulently certifies to the commissioner that a person is visually <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>impaired as described in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.39.0"></a><a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.041, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var><b>97B.041 POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION RESTRICTED </b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var><b>IN DEER ZONES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>    (a) A person may not possess a firearm or ammunition outdoors during the period <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>beginning the fifth day before the open firearms season and ending the second day after <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>the close of the season within an area where deer may be taken by a firearm, except:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>    (1) during the open season and in an area where big game may be taken, a firearm <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>and ammunition authorized for taking big game in that area may be used to take big game <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>in that area if the person has a valid big game license in possession;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>    (2) an unloaded firearm that is in a case or in a closed trunk of a motor vehicle;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>    (3) a shotgun and shells containing No. 4 buckshot or smaller diameter lead shot <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>or steel shot;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>    (4) a handgun or rifle capable of firing only rimfire cartridges of .17 and .22 caliber, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>including .22 magnum caliber cartridges;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>    (5) handguns possessed by a person authorized to carry a handgun under sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>624.714
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>624.715</statute_ref> for the purpose authorized; and<br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>    (6) on a target range operated under a permit from the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>    (b) This section does not apply during an open firearms season in an area where deer <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>may be taken only by muzzleloader, except that muzzleloading firearms lawful for the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>taking of deer may be possessed only by persons with a valid license to take deer by <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>muzzleloader, and those persons may not possess a firearm other than a muzzleloader legal <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>for taking deer under section 97B.031, subdivision 1, or a handgun under paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>clause (4) or (5), when muzzleloader hunting during that the muzzleloader season.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.40.0"></a><a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.045, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Exceptions; hunting and shooting ranges.</b> (a) Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>provisions to the contrary under this chapter, a person may transport an unloaded, uncased <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>firearm, excluding a pistol as defined in paragraph (b), in a motor vehicle while at a <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>shooting range, as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>87A.01, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, where the person has <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>received permission from the lawful owner or possessor to discharge firearms; lawfully <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>hunting on private or public land; or travelling to or from a site the person intends to hunt <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>lawfully that day or has hunted lawfully that day, unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>(1) within Anoka, Hennepin, or Ramsey County;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>(2) within an area where the discharge of a firearm has been prohibited under section <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var><statute_ref>471.633</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>(3) (2) within the boundaries of a home rule charter or statutory city with a <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>population of 2,500 or more;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>(4) (3) on school grounds; or<br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>(5) (4) otherwise restricted under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.091</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>97B.081</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>97B.086</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>(b) For the purposes of this section, a "pistol" includes a weapon designed to be fired <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>by the use of a single hand and with an overall length less than 26 inches, or having a <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>barrel or barrels of a length less than 18 inches in the case of a shotgun or having a barrel <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>of a length less than 16 inches in the case of a rifle:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>(1) from which may be fired or ejected one or more solid projectiles by means <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>of a cartridge or shell or by the action of an explosive or the igniting of flammable or <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>explosive substances; or<br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>(2) for which the propelling force is a spring, elastic band, carbon dioxide, air or <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>other gas, or vapor.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>Pistol does not include a device firing or ejecting a shot measuring .18 of an inch, or less, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>in diameter and commonly known as a "BB gun," a scuba gun, a stud gun or nail gun used <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>in the construction industry, or children's pop guns or toys.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.41.0"></a><a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.055, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Hunting from vehicle by disabled hunters.</b> (a) The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>issue a special permit, without a fee, to discharge a firearm or bow and arrow from a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>stationary motor vehicle to a person who obtains the required licenses and who has a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>permanent physical disability that is more substantial than discomfort from walking. The <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>permit recipient must be:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>(1) unable to step from a vehicle without aid of a wheelchair, crutches, braces, or <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>other mechanical support or prosthetic device; or<br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>(2) unable to walk any distance because of a permanent lung, heart, or other internal <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>disease that requires the person to use supplemental oxygen to assist breathing.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>(b) The permanent physical disability must be established by medical evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>verified in writing by a licensed physician or, chiropractor, or certified nurse practitioner <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>or certified physician assistant acting under the direction of a licensed physician. The <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>commissioner may request additional information from the physician or chiropractor <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>if needed to verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit. Notwithstanding section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>97A.418
         </statute_ref>, the commissioner may, in consultation with appropriate advocacy groups, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>establish reasonable minimum standards for permits to be issued under this section. In <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>addition to providing the medical evidence of a permanent disability, the applicant must <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>possess a valid disability parking certificate authorized by section 
         <statute_ref>169.345</statute_ref> or license <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>plates issued under section 
         <statute_ref>168.021</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>(c) A person issued a special permit under this subdivision and hunting deer may <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>take a deer of either sex, except in those antlerless permit areas and seasons where no <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>antlerless permits are offered. This subdivision does not authorize another member of a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>party to take an antlerless deer under section 
         <statute_ref>97B.301, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>(d) A permit issued under this subdivision is valid for five years.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>this section for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making a <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>false application for a permit under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. A physician, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>certified nurse practitioner, certified physician assistant, or chiropractor who fraudulently <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>certifies to the commissioner that a person is permanently disabled as described in this <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>section is guilty of a misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), the commissioner may issue a permit valid for <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>the entire life of the applicant if the commissioner determines that there is no chance <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>that an applicant will become ineligible for a permit under this section and the applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>requests a lifetime permit.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.42.0"></a><a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.075, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var><b>97B.075 HUNTING RESTRICTED BETWEEN EVENING AND MORNING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>    (a) A person may not take protected wild animals, except raccoon and fox, with <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>a firearm between the evening and morning times established by commissioner's rule, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>except as provided in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>    (b) Big game may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>after sunset.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>    (c) Except as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner on or before the Saturday <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>nearest October 8, waterfowl may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>during the entire season prescribed by the commissioner. On the opening day of the duck <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>season, shooting hours for migratory game birds, except woodcock, begin at 9:00 a.m.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.43.0"></a><a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.106, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Qualifications for crossbow permits.</b> (a) The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>issue a special permit, without a fee, to take big game, small game, or rough fish with a <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>crossbow to a person that is unable to hunt or take rough fish by archery because of a <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>permanent or temporary physical disability. A crossbow permit issued under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>also allows the permittee to use a bow with a mechanical device that draws, releases, or <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>holds the bow at full draw as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>97B.035, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>    (b) To qualify for a crossbow permit under this section, a temporary disability <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>must render the person unable to hunt or fish by archery for a minimum of two years <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>after application for the permit is made. The permanent or temporary disability must <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>be established by medical evidence, and the inability to hunt or fish by archery for the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>required period of time must be verified in writing by (1) a licensed physician or a certified <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>nurse practitioner or certified physician assistant acting under the direction of a licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>physician; or (2) a licensed chiropractor. A person who has received a special permit <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>under this section because of a permanent disability is eligible for subsequent special <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>permits without providing medical evidence and verification of the disability.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>    (c) The person must obtain the appropriate license.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.44.0"></a><a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.211, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Possession of firearms prohibited.</b> (a) A person may not take deer <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>by archery while in possession of a firearm.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person carrying a handgun in compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>with section 624.714.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.45.0"></a><a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.325, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var><b>97B.325 DEER STAND RESTRICTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>A person may not take deer from a constructed platform or other structure that is <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>located within the right-of-way of an improved public highway or is higher than 16 feet <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>above the ground. The height restriction does not apply to a portable stand that is chained, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>belted, clamped, or tied with rope.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.46.0"></a><a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.405, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var><b>97B.405 COMMISSIONER MAY LIMIT NUMBER OF BEAR HUNTERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>    (a) The commissioner may limit the number of persons that may hunt bear in an <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>area, if it is necessary to prevent an overharvest or improve the distribution of hunters. <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>The commissioner may establish, by rule, a method, including a drawing, to impartially <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>select the hunters for an area. The commissioner shall give preference to hunters that have <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>previously applied and have not been selected.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>    (b) In the case of a drawing, the commissioner shall allow a person to apply for a <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>permit in more than one area at the same time and rank the person's choice of area. A <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>person selected through a drawing must purchase a license by August 1. Any remaining <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>available licenses not purchased shall be issued to any eligible person as prescribed by <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>the commissioner on a first-come, first-served basis beginning three business days after <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>August 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.47.0"></a><a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>    Sec. 47. <b>[97B.4251] BAITING BEAR; USE OF DRUM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>Notwithstanding section 97B.425, a private landowner or person authorized by the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>private landowner may use a drum to bait bear on the person's private land. The drum <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>must be securely chained or cabled to a tree so that it cannot be moved from the site by a <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>bear and the drum may not include a mechanical device for dispensing feed. The drum <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>must be marked with the name and address of the person who registered the bait site. For <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>purposes of this section, "drum" means a 30 gallon or larger drum.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.48.0"></a><a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>    Sec. 48. <b>[97B.435] RESEARCH BEARS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall annually notify, in writing, all <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>persons with a license to take bear in a permit area with research bears subject to a request <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>for protection under paragraph (b) of:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>(1) the location and nature of the research being conducted in the area;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>(2) how to identify a research bear;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>(3) a request to avoid shooting a research bear; and<br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>(4) procedures to follow if a research bear is taken.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>(b) A person conducting research on bears under an agreement with the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>commissioner of natural resources may request protection of the bears subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>research under this section. The bears must be tagged with a visible fluorescent ribbon.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>(c) A request for protection under paragraph (b) shall be considered made in the bear <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>permit area or areas that include any portion of the area east of Highway 53, in Townships <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>60 to 64 North, in central St. Louis County, until bear research, under agreement with the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>commissioner, is no longer conducted in the area.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.49.0"></a><a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.515, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Taking elk causing damage or nuisance.</b> The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>authorize licensed hunters to take elk that are causing damage or nuisance from August <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>15 to March 1 under rules prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner may issue <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>licenses to hunters impartially selected from a list of elk hunt applicants who indicated on <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>their application that they would be interested and available to respond to an elk damage <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>or nuisance situation. Notwithstanding section 97A.433, subdivision 2, clause (2), a <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>person receiving a license to hunt elk under this subdivision does not lose eligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>for future elk hunts.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.50.0"></a><a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.667, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var><b>97B.667 REMOVAL OF </b><b>BEAVERS, </b><b>BEAVER DAMS</b><b>,</b><b> AND LODGES BY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var><b>ROAD AUTHORITIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>When a drainage watercourse is impaired by a beaver dam and the water damages <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>or threatens to damage a public road, the road authority, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>160.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>subdivision 25
         </statute_ref>, may remove the impairment and any associated beaver lodge within 300 <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>feet of the road. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the road authority may remove <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>or kill or arrange to have removed or killed by any lawful means a beaver associated <br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>with the lodge. A road authority that kills or arranges to have killed a beaver under this <br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>section must notify a conservation officer or employee of the Wildlife Division within ten <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>days after the animal is killed. A road authority may, after consultation with the Wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>Division, implement a local beaver control program designed to reduce the number of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>incidents of beaver interfering with or damaging a public road. The local control program <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>may include the offering of a bounty for the lawful taking of beaver.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.51.0"></a><a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.803, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var><b>97B.803 MIGRATORY WATERFOWL SEASONS AND LIMITS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>(a) The commissioner shall prescribe seasons, limits, and areas for taking migratory <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>waterfowl in accordance with federal law.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>(b) The regular duck season may not open before the Saturday closest to October 1.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.52.0"></a><a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.811, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Restrictions on leaving decoys unattended.</b> During the open season for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>waterfowl, a person may not leave decoys in public waters between sunset and two hours <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>before lawful shooting hours or leave decoys unattended during other times for more than <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>three consecutive hours unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>(1) the decoys are in waters adjacent to completely surrounded by private land <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>under the control of the hunter; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>(2) there is not natural vegetation growing in water sufficient to partially conceal a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>hunter and there is no public access to the water.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.53.0"></a><a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.005, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Seasons, limits, and other rules.</b> The commissioner may, in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>with the procedures in subdivision 2, paragraphs (c) and (e), or by rule under chapter 14, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>establish open seasons, limits, methods, and other requirements for taking fish on special <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>management waters. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>Register, amend daily, possession, or size limits to make midseason adjustments based <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>on available harvest, angling pressure, and population data to manage the fisheries in the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>1837 Ceded Territory in compliance with the court orders in Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>v. Minnesota, 119 S. Ct. 1187 (1999). The midseason adjustments in daily, possession, or <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>size limits are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>does not apply. Before the written order is effective, the commissioner shall attempt to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>notify persons or groups of persons affected by the written order by public announcement, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>posting, and other appropriate means as determined by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.54.0"></a><a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>    Sec. 54. <b>[97C.007] NORTHERN PIKE EXPERIMENTAL AND SPECIAL </b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var><b>MANAGEMENT WATERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>The combined number of lakes designated for northern pike under sections 97C.001 <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>and 97C.005 may not exceed 90 at one time. Until August 1, 2021, the designated lakes <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>must be selected from the lakes identified in rules adopted under sections 97C.001 and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>97C.005 with northern pike slot limits effective on January 1, 2011. A designation under <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>this section must continue for at least ten years, at which time the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>determine, based on scientific studies, whether the designation should be discontinued.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.55.0"></a><a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Contests requiring a permit.</b> (a) Unless subdivision 3a applies, a person <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>must have a permit from the commissioner to conduct a fishing contest that does not meet <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>the criteria in subdivision 2. if:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>(1) there are more than 25 boats for open water contests, more than 150 participants <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>for ice fishing contests, or more than 100 participants for shore fishing contests;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>(2) entry fees are more than $25 per person; or<br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>(3) the contest is limited to trout species.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>(b) The commissioner shall charge a fee for the permit that recovers the costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>issuing the permit and of monitoring the activities allowed by the permit. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16A.1283</statute_ref>, the commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>establish contest permit fees. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>chapter 14 and section 
         <statute_ref>14.386</statute_ref> does not apply.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>    (b) (c) The commissioner may require the applicant to furnish evidence of financial <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>responsibility in the form of a surety bond or bank letter of credit in the amount of $25,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>if entry fees are over $25 per person, or total prizes are valued at more than $25,000, and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>if the applicant has either:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>    (1) not previously conducted a fishing contest requiring a permit under this <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>subdivision; or<br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>    (2) ever failed to make required prize awards in a fishing contest conducted by <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>the applicant, the commissioner may require the applicant to furnish the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>evidence of financial responsibility in the form of a surety bond or bank letter of credit in <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>the amount of $25,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>    (c) (d) The permit fee for any individual contest may not exceed the following <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>amounts:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>    (1) $60 for an open water contest not exceeding 50 boats and without off-site <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>weigh-in;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>    (2) $200 for an open water contest with more than 50 boats and without off-site <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>weigh-in;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>    (3) $250 for an open water contest not exceeding 50 boats with off-site weigh-in;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>    (4) $500 for an open water contest with more than 50 boats with off-site weigh-in; or<br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>    (5) $120 for an ice fishing contest with more than 150 participants.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.56.0"></a><a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.081, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Contests without a permit.</b> A person may conduct a fishing contest <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>without a permit from the commissioner if:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>(1) the contest is not limited to specifically named waters;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>(2) all the contest participants are age 18 years or under;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>(3) the contest is limited to rough fish; or<br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>(4) the total prize value is $500 or less.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.57.0"></a><a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>    Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.087, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Application for tag.</b> Application for special fish management tags must <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>be accompanied by a $5, nonrefundable application fee for each tag. A person may not <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>make more than one tag application each calendar year. If a person makes more than one <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>application, the person is ineligible for a special fish management tag for that season <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>calendar year after determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.58.0"></a><a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.205, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var><b>97C.205 TRANSPORTING AND STOCKING FISH.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>    (a) Except on the water body where taken, a person may not transport a live fish in a <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>quantity of water sufficient to keep the fish alive, unless the fish:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>    (1) is being transported under an aquaculture license as authorized under sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>17.4985
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>17.4986</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>    (2) is being transported for a fishing contest weigh-in under section 
         <statute_ref>97C.081</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>    (3) is a minnow being transported under section 
         <statute_ref>97C.505</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>97C.515</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>    (4) is being transported by a commercial fishing license holder under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>97C.821
         </statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>    (5) is being transported as otherwise authorized in this section or as prescribed for <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>certifiable diseases under sections 17.46 to 17.4999.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>    (b) The commissioner may adopt rules to allow and regulate:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>    (1) the transportation of fish and fish eggs; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>    (2) the stocking of waters with fish or fish eggs.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>    (c) The commissioner must allow the possession of fish on special management or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>experimental waters to be prepared as a meal on the ice or on the shore of that water <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>body if the fish:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>    (1) were lawfully taken;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>    (2) have been packaged by a licensed fish packer; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>    (3) do not otherwise exceed the statewide possession limits.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>    (d) The commissioner shall prescribe rules designed to encourage local sporting <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>organizations to propagate game fish by using rearing ponds. The rules must:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>    (1) prescribe methods to acquire brood stock for the ponds by seining public waters;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>    (2) allow the sporting organizations to own and use seines and other necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>equipment; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>    (3) prescribe methods for stocking the fish in public waters that give priority to the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>needs of the community where the fish are reared and the desires of the organization <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>operating the rearing pond.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>    (e) A person age 16 or under may, for purposes of display in a home aquarium, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>transport largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass, black crappie, white <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>crappie, bluegill pumpkinseed, green sunfish, orange spotted sunfish, and black, yellow, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>and brown bullheads taken by angling, except as otherwise ordered by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>upon documentation of an emergency fish disease in Minnesota waters, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>section 17.4982, subdivision 9. No more than four of each species may be transported at <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>any one time, and any individual fish can be no longer than ten inches in total length. The <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, prohibit transportation <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>of live fish under this paragraph to help prevent spread of an emergency fish disease <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>documented to occur in Minnesota waters. The order is exempt from the rulemaking <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.59.0"></a><a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>    Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.315, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Lines.</b> An angler may not use more than one line, except:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>(1) two lines may be used to take fish:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>(1) through the ice; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>(2) the commissioner may, by rule, authorize the use of two lines in areas designated <br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>by the commissioner in Lake Superior from the shore, a dock, or a pier; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>(3) from an anchored watercraft.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.60.0"></a><a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>    Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.341, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var><b>97C.341 CERTAIN AQUATIC LIFE PROHIBITED FOR BAIT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>(a) A person may not use live minnows imported from outside of the state, game <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>fish, goldfish, or carp for bait. The commissioner may, by written order published in <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>the State Register, authorize use of game fish eggs as bait and prescribe restrictions on <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>their use. The order is exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>14.386 does not apply.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>(b) A person may not import or possess live, frozen, or processed bait from known <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>waters where viral hemorrhagic septicemia has been identified as being present, except as <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>provided in paragraph (c). For purposes of this paragraph, "bait" includes fish, aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>worms, amphibians, invertebrates, and insects used for angling taking wild animals in <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>waters of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>    (c) Cisco and rainbow smelt taken under rules adopted by the commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>be used as:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>    (1) fresh or frozen bait only on Lake Superior; or<br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>    (2) bait that has been processed to inactivate viral hemorrhagic septicemia in a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>manner prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>(d) To ensure that frozen or dead fish being brought into the state are not in violation <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>of paragraph (b), the following paperwork must accompany the shipment. Documents <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>must be open for inspection by the commissioner at any reasonable time. All documents <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>must be available to purchasers of these bait items. Each container or package of frozen or <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>dead fish must have the following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>(1) water body source;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>(2) lot number;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>(3) company contact including name, phone, and address;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>(4) date of packaging and labeling; and<br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>(5) valid negative fish health certification from the source water body.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.61.0"></a><a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>    Sec. 61. <b>[97C.342] CERTIFICATION THAT FROZEN OR DEAD FISH BAIT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var><b>ARE DISEASE FREE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section, the following terms have <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>the meanings given:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>(1) "Water body" means waters identified by a unique Department of Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>Resources public water identification number; a body of water that has defined boundaries <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>and that has no Department of Natural Resources public water identification number; or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>a section of stream designated by a Kittle number, lock and dam numbering system, or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>to the upstream and downstream barrier.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>(2) "Commercial license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>26, 27, 29, or 30.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Bait restrictions.</b> Frozen or dead fish on the official list of viral <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services; cisco (all Coregonus, including <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>lake herring and tullibee); and smelt (all Osmerus, Spirincus, Hypomesus, and Allosmerus) <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>being used as bait in waters of the state must originate from water bodies certified disease <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>free. Certification for these water bodies is valid for one year from the date of test results.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Testing requests.</b> As a part of commercial licensing procedures, a list of <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>water bodies requiring a fish health certification for commercial bait harvest must be <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>provided to the commissioner no later than March 1 of each year, except in 2011 the list <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>must be provided by August 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Certification fees.</b> Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>may by written order published in the State Register, establish fees for the services and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>testing required to issue health certifications for a water body. The fees must be set in an <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>amount that does not recover significantly more or less than the costs of providing services <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>to health-certify a water body. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>chapter 14 and sections 14.125 and 14.386 do not apply. The services covered under <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>this subdivision include:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>(1) cost of collecting the species for testing;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>(2) fish health inspection and certification, including initial tissue sample collection, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>basic fish health assessment, and fish disease testing; and<br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>(3) administrative overhead for tracking and documentation of testing.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Transportation permit requirements.</b> A commercial licensee harvesting <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>from a certified disease-free water body must obtain a live fish importation, transportation, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>and stocking permit to move fish from that source. A live fish importation, transportation, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>and stocking permit may be used for multiple shipments within a 30-day term period if <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>the source and destination remain the same. The commercial licensee must contact the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>department within 24 hours of exercising the permit. Permits may be issued through the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>department's regional offices or St. Paul office and must be obtained prior to moving fish <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>as approved for movement from these certified disease-free water bodies.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Reporting requirements.</b> A commercial licensee harvesting bait under <br/>
<a id="pl.26.36"></a><var>26.36</var>this section must maintain records on forms provided by the commissioner for each lot <br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>of fish frozen for sale as bait. The records must include the lot number for each batch of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>fish frozen, water body health certification documentation, transportation permit number, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>and other information as specified on the reporting form. The commercial licensee <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>must enter required records onto forms within 24 hours of packaging and labeling each <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>lot of fish. The commercial licensee must retain records for three years following the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>year of creation. All records required to be retained must be open to inspection by the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>commissioner at any reasonable time.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Labeling requirements.</b> Frozen fish from certified disease-free water <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>bodies that are being sold as bait must be labeled. The seller of the product is responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>for making sure the items are labeled according to this section. Each container or package <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>of frozen fish must have the following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>(1) Department of Natural Resources certified water body number;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>(2) Department of Natural Resources transportation permit number;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>(3) lot number;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>(4) date of harvest from water body;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>(5) date of packaging and labeling;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>(6) bait store or vendor name where purchased; and<br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>(7) disease-free certification date.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Persons using frozen or dead bait.</b> A person on, or taking wild animals <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>in, waters of the state with frozen or dead bait must possess all labeling as prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>under subdivision 7. The person must retain the labeling until the bait is used and no <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>longer in the person's possession.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.0.62.0"></a><a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>    Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103B.101, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Powers and duties.</b> In addition to the powers and duties prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>elsewhere, the board shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>(1) coordinate the water and soil resources planning and implementation activities of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>counties, soil and water conservation districts, watershed districts, watershed management <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>organizations, and any other local units of government through its various authorities for <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>approval of local plans, administration of state grants, contracts and easements, and by <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>other means as may be appropriate;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>(2) facilitate communication and coordination among state agencies in cooperation <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>with the Environmental Quality Board, and between state and local units of government, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>in order to make the expertise and resources of state agencies involved in water and soil <br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>resources management available to the local units of government to the greatest extent <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>possible;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>(3) coordinate state and local interests with respect to the study in southwestern <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>Minnesota under United States Code, title 16, section 1009;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>(4) develop information and education programs designed to increase awareness <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>of local water and soil resources problems and awareness of opportunities for local <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>government involvement in preventing or solving them;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>(5) provide a forum for the discussion of local issues and opportunities relating <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>to water and soil resources management;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>(6) adopt an annual budget and work program that integrate the various functions <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>and responsibilities assigned to it by law; and<br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>(7) report to the governor and the legislature by October 15 of each even-numbered <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>year with an assessment of board programs and recommendations for any program <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>changes and board membership changes necessary to improve state and local efforts <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>in water and soil resources management.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>The board may accept grants, gifts, donations, or contributions in money, services, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>materials, or otherwise from the United States, a state agency, or other source to achieve <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>an authorized or delegated purpose. The board may enter into a contract or agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>necessary or appropriate to accomplish the transfer. The board may conduct or participate <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>in local, state, or federal programs or projects that have as one purpose or effect the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>preservation or enhancement of water and soil resources and may enter into and administer <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>agreements with local governments or landowners or their designated agents as part <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>of those programs or projects. The board may receive and expend money to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>conservation easements, as defined in chapter 84C, on behalf of the state and federal <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>government consistent with the Camp Ripley's Army Compatible Use Buffer Project.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>Any money received is hereby deposited in an account in a fund other than the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>general fund and appropriated and dedicated for the purpose for which it is granted.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.63.0"></a><a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>    Sec. 63. <b>[348.125] COYOTE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT OPTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>A county board may, by resolution, offer a bounty for the taking of coyotes (Canis <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>latrans) by all legal methods. The resolution may be made applicable to the whole or any <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>part of the county. The bounty must apply during the months specified in the resolution <br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>and be in an amount determined by the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.64.0"></a><a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>    Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 604A.12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var><b>604A.12 LIVESTOCK ACTIVITIES; IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>(b) "Inherent risks of livestock activities" means dangers or conditions that are an <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>integral part of livestock activities, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>(1) the propensity of livestock to behave in ways that may result in death or injury to <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>persons on or around them, such as kicking, biting, or bucking, or charging;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>(2) the unpredictability of livestock's reaction to things like sound, sudden <br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>movement, unfamiliar objects, persons, or other animals;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>(3) natural hazards such as surface or subsurface conditions; or<br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>(4) collisions with other livestock or objects.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>(c) "Livestock" means cattle, sheep, swine, horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, hinnies, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>goats, buffalo, llamas, or poultry.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>(d) "Livestock activity" means an activity involving the maintenance or use of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>livestock, regardless of whether the activity is open to the general public, and, except in <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>the case of livestock grazing under clause (7), provided the activity is not performed for <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>profit. Livestock activity includes:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>(1) livestock production;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>(2) loading, unloading, or transporting livestock;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>(3) livestock shows, fairs, competitions, performances, races, rodeos, or parades;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>(4) livestock training or teaching activities;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>(5) boarding, shoeing, or grooming livestock; or<br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>(6) riding or inspecting livestock or livestock equipment; or<br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>(7) the use of state property for livestock grazing, pursuant to an agreement with the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>commissioner of natural resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>(e) "Livestock activity sponsor" means a person who sponsors, organizes, or <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>provides the facilities for a livestock activity that is open to the general public.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>(f) "Participant" means a person who directly and intentionally engages in a livestock <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>activity. Participant does not include a spectator who is in an authorized area.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Immunity from liability</b><b>; livestock events</b><b>.</b> Except as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>subdivision 3, A nonprofit corporation, association, or organization, or a person or other <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>entity donating services, livestock, facilities, or equipment for the use of a nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>corporation, association, or organization, is not liable for the death of or an injury to a <br/>
<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>participant resulting from the inherent risks of livestock activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Exceptions</b><b>; livestock events</b><b>.</b> Subdivision 2 does not apply if any of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>the following exist:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>(1) the person provided livestock for the participant and failed to make reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>efforts to determine the ability of the participant to safely engage in the livestock activity <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>or to determine the ability of the participant to safely manage the particular livestock <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>based on the participant's representations of the participant's ability;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>(2) the person provided equipment or tack for the livestock and knew or should have <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>known that it was faulty to the extent that it caused the injury or death;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>(3) the person owns or leases the land upon which a participant was injured or died <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>because of a human-made dangerous latent condition and failed to use reasonable care <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>to protect the participant;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>(4) the person is a livestock activity sponsor and fails to comply with the notice <br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>requirement of subdivision 4; or<br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>(5) the act or omission of the person was willful or negligent.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Immunity from liability; grazing on public lands.</b> (a) Any person <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>or entity grazing livestock on state lands under an agreement with the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>of natural resources is not liable for damage to property or the death of or an injury to <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>a person due to the inherent risks of livestock activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>(b) This subdivision does not apply if the person or entity grazing the livestock:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>(1) fails to exercise reasonable care in using the land for grazing or in managing <br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>the livestock; or<br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>(2) maintains a condition in material violation of an agreement with the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>commissioner of natural resources for use of the land, and the condition contributed <br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>to the damage, death, or injury.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Posting notice.</b> (a) A livestock activity sponsor shall post plainly visible <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>signs at one or more prominent locations in the premises where the livestock activity takes <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>place that include a warning of the inherent risks of livestock activity and the limitation of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>liability under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall post plainly visible signs at one or <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>more prominent locations on any state property being used for grazing purposes pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>to an agreement with the commissioner. The signs shall include a warning of the inherent <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>risks of livestock activity, and the limitations of liability provided in this section and <br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>any other applicable law.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.</b>This section is effective the day <br/>
<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>following final enactment and applies to causes of action arising on or after that date. The <br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>commissioner shall post notice as required by subdivision 4 on any property subject to a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>livestock grazing agreement on the effective date of this section within 60 days of that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.65.0"></a><a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>    Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 604A.24, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var><b>604A.24 LIABILITY; LEASED LAND, WATER-FILLED MINE PITS; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var><b>MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY LAND.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>Unless otherwise agreed in writing, sections 
         <statute_ref>604A.22</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>604A.23</statute_ref> also apply to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>the duties and liability of an owner of the following land: <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>(1) land leased to the state or any political subdivision for recreational purpose; or<br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>(2) idled or abandoned, water-filled mine pits whose pit walls may slump or cave, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>and to which water the public has access from a water access site operated by a public <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>entity; or<br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>(3) land of which a municipal power agency is an owner and that is used for <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>recreational trail purposes, and other land of a municipal power agency which is within <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>300 feet of such land if the entry onto such land was from land that is dedicated for <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>recreational purposes or recreational trail use; or<br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>(4) land leased to the state or otherwise subject to an agreement or contract for <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>purposes of a state-sponsored walk-in access program.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.66.0"></a><a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>    Sec. 66. <b>RULEMAKING; GAME FARMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, parts <br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>6242.0900, subpart 1, and 6242.1000, subpart 1, to allow an option for game farm <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>licensees to use approved report and sales receipt formats.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>section 14.388.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.67.0"></a><a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>    Sec. 67. <b>RULEMAKING; SPEARING ON CASS LAKE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>6264.0400, subpart 69, to allow a person to take fish by spearing on Cass Lake. The <br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>14.388, to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>shall not adopt restrictions on spearing northern pike on Cass Lake under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>Statutes, section 97C.001 or 97C.005.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.68.0"></a><a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>    Sec. 68. <b>DEER HUNTING RULES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>(a) If the commissioner of natural resources adopts a rule applicable for the Series <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>300 deer permit areas that imposes an antler point restriction for taking antlered deer, other <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>than that imposed under Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0200, subpart 6, the rule must:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>(1) exempt disabled hunters and hunters age 60 years or older from the antler point <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>restriction; and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>(2) expire after the 2012 deer hunting season.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>(b) The commissioner of natural resources may not reinstate an antler point <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>restriction for the Series 300 deer permit areas, other than that imposed under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>Rules, part 6232.0200, subpart 6, after the 2012 deer hunting season unless the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>approves the antler point restriction.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>(c) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>6232.1300, subpart 3, item B, to allow legal bucks to be taken in season option A for a <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>nine-day period beginning the Saturday nearest November 6. The commissioner may use <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>(3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>apply except as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.69.0"></a><a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>    Sec. 69. <b>LAKE FLORIDA FISHING RESTRICTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>The commissioner of natural resources shall prohibit fishing on Lake Florida in the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>area of the outlet and carp trap one month prior to the open season for walleye, sauger, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, and smallmouth bass, as provided under <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 97C.395, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1).<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.70.0"></a><a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>    Sec. 70. <b>CONSUMPTIVE USE OF WATER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.265, subdivision 3, the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>approves of the consumptive use of water under a permit of more than 2,000,000 gallons <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>per day average in a 30-day period in Cook County, in connection with snowmaking <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>and potable water. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the permit for the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>consumptive use of water approved under this section shall be issued, subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>fees specified under Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.271, without any additional <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>administrative process to withdraw up to 150,000,000 gallons of water annually for <br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>snowmaking and potable water purposes. The permit authorized under this section shall <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>be suspended if the flow of the Poplar River falls below 15 cubic feet per second for more <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>than five consecutive days. The permit authorized under this section shall be reinstated <br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>when the flow of the Poplar River resumes to 15 cubic feet per second or greater. The <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>permit shall be for a term of five years.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.71.0"></a><a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>    Sec. 71. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 84.942, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 97A.015, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>subdivisions 26b, 27b, and 27c; 97A.435, subdivision 5; 97B.511; 97B.515, subdivision 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>97B.811, subdivision 4; and 97C.081, subdivision 2, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 239.791, subdivision 16, as added by S.F. <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>No. 1115, if enacted, is repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (b) is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>